Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2004, 2:42 PM CDT for Barry County, McDonald County, Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2004, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2004, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Barry County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 319 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KSGF 131945
FFWSGF
MOC009-119-209-140145-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
242 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.
* AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE
WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE....WHEATON...WASHBURN...REEDS SPRING...PURDY...
PINEVILLE...NOEL...LANAGAN...KIMBERLING CITY...AND GALENA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3696 9334 3653 9335 3652 9459 3677 9461
3676 9408 3692 9406
$$
FOSTER3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KSGF 132250
FFSSGF
MOC009-119-145-209-140145-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
543 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MCDONALD...
BARRY...STONE AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS AFFECTED SEVERAL LOCATIONS OVER
THE PAST TWO HOURS. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MINOR
FLOODING WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES ON NEOSHO AND GALENA MISSOURI.
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG
SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NEOSHO...WHEATON...WASHBURN...SILVER
CREEK...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SAGINAW...REEDS SPRING...PURDY...
PINEVILLE...NOEL...LEAWOOD AND LANAGAN.
&&
BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.
LAT...LON 3705 9410 3690 9410 3689 9358 3697 9360
3698 9341 3655 9335 3652 9457 3703 9461
$$
CRAMER000
WGUS73 KSGF 132254 CCA
FFSSGF
MOC009-119-145-209-140145-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR FLOODING REPORTS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
543 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MCDONALD...
BARRY...STONE AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS AFFECTED SEVERAL LOCATIONS OVER
THE PAST TWO HOURS. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MINOR
FLOODING WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES ON NEOSHO AND REEDS SPRING MISSOURI.
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG
SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NEOSHO...WHEATON...WASHBURN...SILVER
CREEK...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SAGINAW...REEDS SPRING...PURDY...
PINEVILLE...NOEL...LEAWOOD AND LANAGAN.
&&
BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.
LAT...LON 3705 9410 3690 9410 3689 9358 3697 9360
3698 9341 3655 9335 3652 9457 3703 9461
$$
CRAMER000
WGUS73 KSGF 140148 CCA
FFSSGF
MOC009-119-145-209-140200-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
848 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MCDONALD...BARRY...STONE AND NEWTON
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED...
AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER
THE PREVIOUS FEW HOURS. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD...HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER A CONCERN.
&&
LAT...LON 3705 9410 3690 9410 3689 9358 3697 9360
3698 9341 3655 9335 3652 9457 3703 9461
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 64 min |
| May 13, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 62 min |
| May 13, 4:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 74 min |
| May 13, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden | 55 min |
| May 13, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 36 min |
| May 13, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 33 min |
| May 13, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 39 min |
| May 13, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Texas | 55 min |
| May 13, 3:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.